Y – rotate the entire cube as you would the U face but without holding the other 2 layers in place X – rotate the entire cube as you would the R face but without holding the other 2 layers in place This may be marked with either lowercase or uppercase letters. This may be performed in both directions, and double turns are possible. Some algorithms may involve the reorientation of the entire puzzle. Note: In some cases, you might find Rubik’s Cube algorithms where lowercase letters are noting the counterclockwise rotation of a face but this is not standard. Some cubers may use the notation 2F (not to be confused with F2 which would mean a 180-degree turn of F). For example, you would use f to mean clockwise rotation of the top two layers. This is marked with a lowercase letter of the corresponding face: f,u,r,b,l,d. You will need this move when learning to solve cubes with more than 3 layers, such as the 4x4x4 Rubik’s Revenge. Turning two adjacent layers simultaneously is called a double turn. S – Standing layer – between F and B and in the same direction as an F turn Double turns

M – Middle layer turn – between R and L and in the same direction as an L turnĮ – Equatorial layer – between U and D and in the same direction as a D turn Slice turns are rotations of the middle layer. Next, we will go through advanced notations for speedcubers using more advanced methods and for solving larger cubes. A single clockwise face rotation of 90 degrees will be referred to by its letter F (front), B (back), R (right), L (left), D (down), U (up) :Ī counterclockwise 90 degrees turn will be referred to with a letter followed by an apostrophe: F ‘ (front), B’ (back), R’ (right), L’ (left), D’ (down), U’ (up) :Ī double turn of 180 degrees will be referred to by a letter with the number two:į2 (front), B2 (back), R2 (right), L2 (left), D2 (down), U2 (up) :įor the beginner’s method of solving layer by layer, this is all you need to know. For beginners, it is sufficient to learn the 6 basic letters, but for more advanced speedcubers it is better to learn more advanced notations. Cubers use letters to describe the direction in which to spin the cube. These universal notations allow cubers to speak in the same language thereby creating tutorials and multiple methodologies for solving the cube. Cubers use letter notations in order to represent the algorithms to solve the cube.

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